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Posted 04 December 2015 - 06:18 AM

The Malwarebytes research team has determined that Oasis Space is a browser hijacker. These so-called "hijackers" manipulate your browser(s), for example to change your startpage or searchscopes, so that the affected browser visits their site or one of their choice. This one also displays advertisements.

How do I know if my computer is effected by Oasis Space?

This is how the first screen of the installer looks:

And you may see these browser extensions/add-ons:

and this entry in your list of installed programs:

How did Oasis Space get on my computer?

Browser hijackers use different methods for distributing themselves. This particular one was bundled with other software.

How do I remove Oasis Space?

Our program Malwarebytes Anti-Malware can detect and remove this potentially unwanted application.

We hope our application and this guide have helped you eradicate this hijacker.

As you can see below the full version of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware would have protected you against the Oasis Space hijacker. It would have warned you before the application could install itself, giving you a chance to stop it before it became too late.